Trends in obesity prevalence among Brazilian adults from 2002 to 2013 by educational level

Abstract Background Obesity ranks as a major public health problem in many countries in the world. The obesity-socioeconomic status relationship is not well established in middle-income countries. Methods The aim of this study was to estimate the obesity and overweight trends from 2002 to 2013 by se...

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Main Authors: Danilo Cosme Klein Gomes, Rosely Sichieri, Eliseu Verly Junior, Cristiano Siqueira Boccolini, Amanda de Moura Souza, Diana Barbosa Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7289-9